Method and system for optimizing the use of the radio spectrum and computer program product therefor
First Claim
1. A method of scanning a frequency spectrum to detect usage thereof, the method comprising:
- performing the scanning via an ultra-wideband (UWB) receiver;
deriving from the scanning, information on usage of individual bands in the frequency spectrum, the information including usage patterns in a time domain;
controlling operation of a radio cognitive system based upon the information for operating the radio cognitive system over unused bands in the frequency spectrum; and
verifying whether a signal received over a certain band is noise or a signal corresponding to spectrum usage, the verifying comprising comparing the signal received over the certain band with at least one reference value and comparing the signal received over the certain band with relative signal strength peaks in adjacent bands, the at least one reference value being retrieved from a table of references values, the references values being associated with respective signal types and frequency bands in the frequency spectrum.
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Abstract
A system for scanning a frequency spectrum to detect usage thereof includes an ultra-wideband receiver for performing the scanning, and cooperates with a spectrum usage estimator module and a radio controller unit. The spectrum usage estimator module derives from the scanning performed via the ultra-wideband receiver information as to usage of individual bands in the frequency spectrum. The radio controller unit controls operation of a radio cognitive system as a function of the information as to usage of individual bands in the frequency spectrum as derived by the spectrum usage estimator module. The radio cognitive system operates over unused bands in the frequency spectrum.
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1. A method of scanning a frequency spectrum to detect usage thereof, the method comprising:
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performing the scanning via an ultra-wideband (UWB) receiver; deriving from the scanning, information on usage of individual bands in the frequency spectrum, the information including usage patterns in a time domain; controlling operation of a radio cognitive system based upon the information for operating the radio cognitive system over unused bands in the frequency spectrum; and verifying whether a signal received over a certain band is noise or a signal corresponding to spectrum usage, the verifying comprising comparing the signal received over the certain band with at least one reference value and comparing the signal received over the certain band with relative signal strength peaks in adjacent bands, the at least one reference value being retrieved from a table of references values, the references values being associated with respective signal types and frequency bands in the frequency spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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an ultra-wideband (UWB) receiver configured to scan a frequency spectrum to detect usage thereof and comprising a detector configured to detect a signal occurring over a certain band during the scanning; a spectrum usage estimator module configured to derive from the scanning, information on usage of individual bands in the frequency spectrum, the information including usage patterns in a time domain, and to verify whether the signal received over the certain band is noise or a signal corresponding to spectrum usage; a radio controller unit configured to control operation of a radio cognitive system based upon the information derived from the scanning so that the radio cognitive system is operated over unused bands in the frequency spectrum; and a circuit configured to store a table of references values, the references values being associated with respective signal types and frequency bands in the frequency spectrum; said spectrum usage estimator module configured to verify whether the signal received over the certain band is noise or the signal corresponding to spectrum usage by at least comparing the signal received over the certain band with at least one reference value from the table of reference values and comparing the signal received over the certain band with relative signal strength peaks in adjacent bands. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to scan a frequency spectrum to detect usage thereof by performing steps comprising:
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performing the scanning via an ultra-wideband (UWB) receiver; deriving from the scanning, information on usage of individual bands in the frequency spectrum, the information including usage patterns in a time domain; controlling operation of a radio cognitive system based upon the information for operating the radio cognitive system over unused bands in the frequency spectrum; and verifying whether a signal received over a certain band is noise or a signal corresponding to spectrum usage, the verifying comprising comparing the signal received over the certain band with at least one reference value and comparing the signal received over the certain band with relative signal strength peaks in adjacent bands, the at least one reference value being retrieved from a table of references values, the references values being associated with respective signal types and frequency bands in the frequency spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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